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Kenyan police shoot tax demonstrators amid violent parliament breach | Al Jazeera Newsfeed

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Protests over a controversial tax and finance bill in Kenya turned deadly with police reportedly opening fire and killing several demonstrators as they breached the parliament building in the capital Nairobi. There are reports of internet disruptions and broadcaster KTN said it was threatened with closure over its protest coverage. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News

Tax hike proposal, cost-of-living crisis ignite protests across Kenya | Al Jazeera Newsfeed

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Police and ‘Occupy Parliament’ demonstrators confronted each other in Nairobi as anger spread across Kenya over proposed tax hikes amidst a cost-of-living crisis. President Ruto has scaled back some of the proposed changes in Finance Bill 2024 but says other increases must go forward. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News

Kenya searches for missing people amid deadly floods

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Rescuers are searching for many people missing amid devastating flooding across Kenya. The Ministry of Interior and National Administration said on Tuesday that a search operation had been launched following the bursting of a dam in Mai Mahiu in the centre of the country the previous day. Hundreds of people are reported to have died as heavy rains have lashed East Africa in recent weeks. At least 46 people were reported killed on Monday morning after the bursting of the dam led to mudslides and flash floods in Mai Mahiu, the ministry said in a situation report. Survivors described an onslaught of water that carried away houses, cars and railway […]

Kenya dam collapse: At least 169 killed following devastating floods

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The Kenyan government says the death toll from a month of flooding has reached at least 169 people. Thousands of people are displaced and many others missing. In the east, a ravine collapsed into the Tana River, causing it to burst its banks. Rescuers are searching for several people after a boat capsized, trying to cross a dam near the town of Garissa. Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb reports from Masinga Dam and Catherine Soi reports from Mai Mahiu in Kenya. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile […]

Kenya dam collapse: Dozens killed in town north of Nairobi

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At least 40 people have been killed after a dam burst its banks in a town north of the Kenyan capital Nairobi. Water from the Old Kajiabo Dam washed away houses and cut off a major road. Search and rescue efforts are underway. Floods caused by unusually heavy rains have killed dozens of people across East Africa since March. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi is at the dam that burst in Nakuru county and Malcolm Webb is east of the capital at another dam at risk of overflowing. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram […]

Fireball sets buildings alight in Nairobi gas explosion | #AJshorts

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A huge gas explosion in Kenya’s capital Nairobi set buildings and vehicles on fire, killing at least two people and injuring hundreds of others according to local officials. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News

Arrests and tear gas at pro-Palestine protest in Nairobi | #AlJazeerashorts

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Police in Kenya used tear gas to break up a small pro-Palestinian protest outside the German embassy, which officials said had not been authorised. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News

Suspected killings on Del Monte pineapple farm in Kenya | Al Jazeera Newsfeed

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Kenyan police are investigating suspected killings on a Del Monte pineapple farm. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News

Africa Climate Summit: Leaders meet in Nairobi

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The inaugural Africa Climate Summit has raised hundreds of millions of dollars in pledges on its first day. African heads of state discussed plans to tackle climate change and new financing for efforts to reduce the impact of global warming. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports from Nairobi, where the summit is being held. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #AlJazeeraEnglish #News #Kenya #Nairobi #AfricanClimateSummit #ClimateSummit #ClimateChange #Biodiversity

Kenya closes schools before three days of tax-hike protests

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Kenya’s government has closed schools in the capital and two other areas as East Africa’s economic powerhouse on Wednesday braced for three days of demonstrations against the cost of living and tax hikes. Two rounds of protests earlier this month descended into violence when police fired tear gas canisters, and in some cases live rounds, at the crowds. At least 15 people were killed and hundreds were arrested. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Kenya #protests #economiccrisis